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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Accidents

Accidents, 1942

16 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers

Accident

Manilla Express · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 2

Mr. W. W. Chapman of Belmont, Halls Creek, met with a nasty accident last week. He was taking home a load of wood on…

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Mid-Night Collision on Horse Arm Creek Bridge Lorry Driver Charged

The North Western Courier · Thursday 29 January 1942 · page 1

After hearing evidence in the case of Frederick Henry Duller, grazier, 48, charged with driving a motor lorry while under the…

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Manslaughter Charge Sequel to Car Accident Driver Acquitted

The North Western Courier · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 1

The outcome of a car accident on the Wee Waa-Pilliga Road, Arthur Bates was charged that he did, at Wee Waa, on October…

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Local Accidents

The North Western Courier · Monday 30 March 1942 · page 1

While playing, Miss Norma Nesbitt of Dangar Village, Narrabri, fell down some steps at her home and dislocated her left elbow. The…

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Stoker Wm. R. Williams Injured Victim of Jap. Submarine Raid

The North Western Courier · Thursday 11 June 1942 · page 3

Stoker Wm. R. Williams, of Glen fanes, was one of the 16 naval men injured during the action in Sydney Harbour on Sunday, May 31…

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Accident

The North Western Courier · Thursday 6 August 1942 · page 1

On Wednesday night, Master Leslie Pries, of Nandewar Street, Narrabri, fell outside of his home and dislocated his left elbow. The Namoi…

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Replacement of Clothing Irreparably Damaged by Accident in the Course of Employment

Manilla Express · Friday 28 August 1942 · page 1

Where an employee irreparably damages clothing by an accident in the course of his employment (not by the ordinary…

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Fatal Accident

The North Western Courier · Monday 7 September 1942 · page 1

An impressive military burial ceremony was held at Narrabri last week, following the death of Henry Sampson Norrie, 21, as the result of a…

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Cut by Flying Iron Accident In Wind

The North Western Courier · Thursday 24 September 1942 · page 1

An unusual accident occurred as a result of the wind yesterday afternoon at Turrawan. Colleen Cherry (3), who was…

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Two Planes Explode Crews Perish In Unusual Accident New York, Wednes

The North Western Courier · Thursday 24 September 1942 · page 1

Two array planes exploded in mid air fifteen miles apart near Garibou Maine, and crashed in names almost simultaneously,…

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Local Accidents

The North Western Courier · Thursday 24 September 1942 · page 1

On Monday morning some boys were playing to Balonne street, Narrabri when in was hit on the head with a stone. The injured boy, John…

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Narrabri Airman Injured

The North Western Courier · Thursday 8 October 1942 · page 1

Word has been received by Mr. and Mrs. McLellan that their son Sgt. Pilot W. S. McLellan has received minor injuries in an aircraft accident…

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Court's Finding Duke of Kent Fatality Plane Off Course LONDON, Wednes

The North Western Courier · Thursday 8 October 1942 · page 1

The Air Minister, Sir Archibald Sinclair, in the House of Commons, gave finding of the court of inquiry into the accident in which…

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Soldier Fatally Injured

The North Western Courier · Thursday 15 October 1942 · page 1

Pte. Harold Joseph Hannaford, (25), of Victoria, a despatch rider, was fatally injured as a result of an accident at the…

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High Accident Rate

The North Western Courier · Monday 30 November 1942 · page 3

At the present accident rate 500,000 people would be killed or injured in road accidents in the next 20 years, Mr. Aubrey Halloran said at…

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Thumb Severed Farmer's Painful Accident

The North Western Courier · Monday 21 December 1942 · page 1

Alex Houguet, of Wee Waa Road, Narrabri, was driving a header with a team of horses when the reins, which he had…

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